chromary
The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.chromary

Color Values

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#AB7790 set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Pink Milk on #AB7790#AB7790Set in Pink Milk on #AB7790, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#AB7790 on Pink Milk#AB7790Set in #AB7790 on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #AB7790#AB7790
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #AB7790#AB7790
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#AB7790 on Aurora#AB7790
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
Yolk on #AB7790#AB7790
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Pink Milk on #AB7790

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)